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05 November 2013

Twinsie Tuesday: Clouds

For today's TT prompt of "cloud" I was thinking about finally doing another Nailside cloud manicure (I love those so much, and it's been ages!), but an untried sky blue polish convinced me to take a more literal approach and do some quick and easy cloud nail art.

My base colour for these cloud nails is CQ Creme Blue (510). Bought on my last trip to the US, this is my first polish by CQ, and I really like the colour! A soft but bright, sky blue, it's also just a teeny bit dusty (though to my eye it dries a little bit brighter and a little less dusty than the bottle). I will say I found it a bit runny on the first coat and prone to pulling, but it leveled nicely and looked great in 3 coats.

The clouds were very easily added with a torn cosmetic sponge. First some light dabs of white (Bandi Snow White), then some even lighter patches of Zoya Dove grey and a few brighter areas of white again, and they were done in about three minutes. Simple and fun!

I was going to add a little something else, but Husband was so sweet and complimentary of how they looked just like this that he convinced me to stop right here and just leave them alone. I don't exercise restraint very often, but when I do it's usually the right call. I mean, I can always give the other bits a try tomorrow...

In the meantime, please check out my fellow Twinsies for more "cloud" manicures!